Rome (Titus), sestertii (Colosseum/seated Titus) (RIC II.1, 184 - 80-81 CE)
From SILVER
80 CE - 81 CE Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | Colosseum seen from front and above between obelisk on base (Meta Sudans) and porticoed building of two stories (Baths of Titus), without legend |
| Reverse: | IMP T CAES VESP AVG P M TR P P P COS VIII (SC) (Latin).Titus seated l. holding branch and roll on curule chair set on globe among arms. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Rome | Ancient region: | Latium | Modern country: Italy | Authority: | Titus (Roman emperor, 79-81 AD), Roman Empire |
Chronology
| From | 80 CE | to | 81 CE | Period: Roman from 30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Bronze
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Median weight in grams | 25.00 | Denomination: | sestertius | Standard: |
Image
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References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Elkins 2006 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2RIC II.1, n° 184 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 2.44 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 7.32 | 2 |
| 5 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 12.2 | 1 |
| 11 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 26.83 | 4 |
| 21 | 1 | 20 | 21 | 51.22 | 5 |
| Total | 5 of 5 | 100 | 41 of 41 | 100.01 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 5 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 8 | Number of coins (n) | 41 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 8.2 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 5.13 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.6 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 20 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 5.17 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 103,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 5.69 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00040 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 97.56% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 15,860.74 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | n.a. | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 39,651.84 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation There are two types (
